Doctor’s Day 2021
Today we celebrate & thank our physicians, nurses & healthcare professionals on the front lines who have helped protect the health of our state & beyond over the past year, through dedicated & compassionate care.
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Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
Frank ‘Alligator’ Robb undergoes complex heart surgery, plans to be back in the swamp soon
Out of the swamp and into the OR: Frank Robb, alligator catcher extraordinaire, needed a complex mitral valve repair. George J. Arnaoutakis, MD, assistant professor in the division of cardiovascular surgery, discussed the critical surgery in this media highlight.
First triple-organ transplant of its kind in the state paves the way for lifesaving multiorgan procedures
If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check. Frequency of pre-existing conditions that can increase risk? Check. Prerequisites of flawless technique and seamless intraoperative collaboration? Check and check. Rarely performed? Also check.
UF Health lung transplant program outcomes nation’s best
The UF Health Shands Hospital lung transplant program tops the list as the best in the United States for one-year risk-adjusted survival rates, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, SRTR.
A Commitment To Service
From the battle field to the emergency room, how Thomas Beaver has continued to care for trauma patients
Landmark multiorgan surgery at UF Health Shands reverses patient’s terminal prognosis
Allen Korson went from a kidney stone ailment to needing a multiorgan transplant, both lungs and a liver, one of the rarest procedures performed in the United States due to its complexity.
UF Health surgeons perform historic double-lung transplant on COVID-19 survivor
A patient’s lungs were damaged beyond repair after he battled COVID-19. UF Health’s lung transplant team stepped up to help — and gave him another chance by performing the first post-virus transplant in the South.
People with Marfan Syndrome Benefit from Care at a Certified Center
Marfan syndrome, a rare disorder caused by a mutation in the fibrillin-1 gene, results in an excess of transforming growth factor beta. The increase typically results in overgrowth of the long bones, and the heart, blood vessels, joints and eyes are also often affected. Without accurate early diagnosis and treatment,…
Brothers in UF Health Department of Surgery first in the Southeast to perform Bolton dual branch endograft deployment
“...it speaks to the innovation, skillset, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in UF Health’s Department of Surgery that we were selected as a site.”
Weightlifting with a VAD: How UF Health Helped Michael Weightlift Again
Michael went into heart failure at 23. As a young, active man, he wasn’t sure a ventricular assist device (VAD) was the best fit for him. Our dedicated physicians worked with Michael to help keep him weightlifting, with a VAD. …
